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flash.system 
Capabilities 
Packageflash.system
Classpublic final class Capabilities
InheritanceCapabilities Inheritance Object

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

The Capabilities class provides properties that describe the system and player that are hosting a SWF file. For example, a mobile phone's screen might be 100 square pixels, black and white, whereas a PC screen might be 1000 square pixels, color. By using the Capabilities object to determine what type of device a user has, you can provide appropriate content to as many users as possible. When you know the device's capabilities, you can tell the server to send the appropriate SWF files or tell the SWF file to alter its presentation.

However, some capabilities of Adobe AIR are not listed as properties in the Capabilities class. They are properties of other classes:

PropertyDescription
NativeApplication.supportsDockIcon Whether the operating system supports system dock icons.
NativeApplication.supportsMenu Whether the operating system supports a global application menu bar.
NativeApplication.supportsSystemTrayIcon Whether the operating system supports system tray icons.
NativeWindow.supportsMenu Whether the operating system supports window menus.
NativeWindow.supportsTransparency Whether the operating system supports transparent windows.

Do not use Capabilities.os or Capabilities.manufacturer to determine a capability based on the operating system. Basing a capability on the operating system is a bad idea, since it can lead to problems if an application does not consider all potential target operating systems. Instead, use the property corresponding to the capability for which you are testing.

You can send capabilities information, which is stored in the Capabilities.serverString property as a URL-encoded string, using the GET or POST HTTP method. The following example shows a server string for a computer that has MP3 support and 1600 x 1200 pixel resolution and that is running Windows XP with an input method editor (IME) installed:

A=t&SA=t&SV=t&EV=t&MP3=t&AE=t&VE=t&ACC=f&PR=t&SP=t&
     SB=f&DEB=t&V=WIN%209%2C0%2C0%2C0&M=Adobe%20Windows&
     R=1600x1200&DP=72&COL=color&AR=1.0&OS=Windows%20XP&
     L=en&PT=External&AVD=f&LFD=f&WD=f&IME=t

The following table lists the properties of the Capabilities class and corresponding server strings:

Capabilities class propertyServer string
avHardwareDisable AVD
hasAccessibility ACC
hasAudio A
hasAudioEncoder AE
hasEmbeddedVideo EV
hasIME IME
hasMP3 MP3
hasPrinting PR
hasScreenBroadcast SB
hasScreenPlayback SP
hasStreamingAudio SA
hasStreamingVideo SV
hasTLS TLS
hasVideoEncoder VE
isDebugger DEB
language L
localFileReadDisable LFD
manufacturer M
maxLevelIDC ML
os OS
pixelAspectRatio AR
playerType PT
screenColor COL
screenDPI DP
screenResolutionX R
screenResolutionY R
version V

There is also a WD server string that specifies whether windowless mode is disabled. Windowless mode can be disabled in Flash Player due to incompatibility with the web browser or to a user setting in the mms.cfg file. There is no corresponding Capabilities property.

All properties of the Capabilities class are read-only.

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Public Properties
 PropertyDefined By
  avHardwareDisable : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether access to the user's camera and microphone has been administratively prohibited (true) or allowed (false).
Capabilities
 Inheritedconstructor : Object
A reference to the class object or constructor function for a given object instance.
Object
  AIR-only cpuArchitecture : String
[static] [read-only] Specifies the current CPU architecture on the machine.
Capabilities
  hasAccessibility : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system supports (true) or does not support (false) communication with accessibility aids.
Capabilities
  hasAudio : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system has audio capabilities.
Capabilities
  hasAudioEncoder : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) encode an audio stream, such as that coming from a microphone.
Capabilities
  hasEmbeddedVideo : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system supports (true) or does not support (false) embedded video.
Capabilities
  hasIME : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) have an input method editor (IME) installed.
Capabilities
  hasMP3 : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) have an MP3 decoder.
Capabilities
  hasPrinting : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) support printing.
Capabilities
  hasScreenBroadcast : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) support the development of screen broadcast applications to be run through Flash Media Server.
Capabilities
  hasScreenPlayback : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) support the playback of screen broadcast applications that are being run through Flash Media Server.
Capabilities
  hasStreamingAudio : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) play streaming audio.
Capabilities
  hasStreamingVideo : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) play streaming video.
Capabilities
  hasTLS : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system supports native SSL sockets through NetConnection (true) or does not (false).
Capabilities
  hasVideoEncoder : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) encode a video stream, such as that coming from a web camera.
Capabilities
  isDebugger : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system is a special debugging version (true) or an officially released version (false).
Capabilities
  isEmbeddedInAcrobat : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the player is embedded in a PDF file that is open in Acrobat 9.0 or higher (true) or not (false).
Capabilities
  language : String
[static] [read-only] Specifies the language code of the system on which the content is running.
Capabilities
  AIR-only languages : Array
[static] [read-only] An array of strings that contain information about the user's preferred user interface languages, as set through the operating system.
Capabilities
  localFileReadDisable : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether read access to the user's hard disk has been administratively prohibited (true) or allowed (false).
Capabilities
  manufacturer : String
[static] [read-only] Specifies the manufacturer of the running version of Flash Player or the AIR runtime, in the format "Adobe OSName".
Capabilities
  maxLevelIDC : String
[static] [read-only] Retrieves the highest H.264 Level IDC that the client hardware supports.
Capabilities
  os : String
[static] [read-only] Specifies the current operating system.
Capabilities
  pixelAspectRatio : Number
[static] [read-only] Specifies the pixel aspect ratio of the screen.
Capabilities
  playerType : String
[static] [read-only] Specifies the type of runtime environment.
Capabilities
 Inheritedprototype : Object
[static] A reference to the prototype object of a class or function object.
Object
  screenColor : String
[static] [read-only] Specifies the screen color.
Capabilities
  screenDPI : Number
[static] [read-only] Specifies the dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution of the screen, in pixels.
Capabilities
  screenResolutionX : Number
[static] [read-only] Specifies the maximum horizontal resolution of the screen.
Capabilities
  screenResolutionY : Number
[static] [read-only] Specifies the maximum vertical resolution of the screen.
Capabilities
  serverString : String
[static] [read-only] A URL-encoded string that specifies values for each Capabilities property.
Capabilities
  supports32BitProcesses : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system supports running 32-bit processes.
Capabilities
  supports64BitProcesses : Boolean
[static] [read-only] Specifies whether the system supports running 64-bit processes.
Capabilities
  version : String
[static] [read-only] Specifies the Flash Player or Adobe® AIR® platform and version information.
Capabilities
Public Methods
 MethodDefined By
 Inherited
Indicates whether an object has a specified property defined.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether an instance of the Object class is in the prototype chain of the object specified as the parameter.
Object
 Inherited
Indicates whether the specified property exists and is enumerable.
Object
 Inherited
Sets the availability of a dynamic property for loop operations.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of this object, formatted according to locale-specific conventions.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the string representation of the specified object.
Object
 Inherited
Returns the primitive value of the specified object.
Object
Property Detail

avHardwareDisable

property
avHardwareDisable:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether access to the user's camera and microphone has been administratively prohibited (true) or allowed (false). The server string is AVD.

For content in Adobe AIR™, this property applies only to content in security sandboxes other than the application security sandbox. Content in the application security sandbox can always access the user's camera and microphone.



Implementation
    public static function get avHardwareDisable():Boolean

See also

AIR-only 

cpuArchitecture

property 
cpuArchitecture:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.5.1

Specifies the current CPU architecture on the machine. The cpuArchitecture property can return the following strings: "PowerPC", "x86", "SPARC", and "ARM". The server string is ARCH.



Implementation
    public static function get cpuArchitecture():String

hasAccessibility

property 
hasAccessibility:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system supports (true) or does not support (false) communication with accessibility aids. The server string is ACC.



Implementation
    public static function get hasAccessibility():Boolean

See also

hasAudio

property 
hasAudio:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system has audio capabilities. This property is always true. The server string is A.



Implementation
    public static function get hasAudio():Boolean

hasAudioEncoder

property 
hasAudioEncoder:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) encode an audio stream, such as that coming from a microphone. The server string is AE.



Implementation
    public static function get hasAudioEncoder():Boolean

hasEmbeddedVideo

property 
hasEmbeddedVideo:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system supports (true) or does not support (false) embedded video. The server string is EV.



Implementation
    public static function get hasEmbeddedVideo():Boolean

hasIME

property 
hasIME:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) have an input method editor (IME) installed. The server string is IME.



Implementation
    public static function get hasIME():Boolean

See also

hasMP3

property 
hasMP3:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) have an MP3 decoder. The server string is MP3.



Implementation
    public static function get hasMP3():Boolean

hasPrinting

property 
hasPrinting:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) support printing. The server string is PR.



Implementation
    public static function get hasPrinting():Boolean

hasScreenBroadcast

property 
hasScreenBroadcast:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) support the development of screen broadcast applications to be run through Flash Media Server. The server string is SB.



Implementation
    public static function get hasScreenBroadcast():Boolean

hasScreenPlayback

property 
hasScreenPlayback:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system does (true) or does not (false) support the playback of screen broadcast applications that are being run through Flash Media Server. The server string is SP.



Implementation
    public static function get hasScreenPlayback():Boolean

hasStreamingAudio

property 
hasStreamingAudio:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) play streaming audio. The server string is SA.



Implementation
    public static function get hasStreamingAudio():Boolean

hasStreamingVideo

property 
hasStreamingVideo:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) play streaming video. The server string is SV.



Implementation
    public static function get hasStreamingVideo():Boolean

hasTLS

property 
hasTLS:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system supports native SSL sockets through NetConnection (true) or does not (false). The server string is TLS.



Implementation
    public static function get hasTLS():Boolean

See also

hasVideoEncoder

property 
hasVideoEncoder:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system can (true) or cannot (false) encode a video stream, such as that coming from a web camera. The server string is VE.



Implementation
    public static function get hasVideoEncoder():Boolean

isDebugger

property 
isDebugger:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether the system is a special debugging version (true) or an officially released version (false). The server string is DEB. This property is set to true when running in the debug version of Flash Player or the AIR Debug Launcher (ADL).



Implementation
    public static function get isDebugger():Boolean

isEmbeddedInAcrobat

property 
isEmbeddedInAcrobat:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9.0.127.0, AIR 1.1

Specifies whether the player is embedded in a PDF file that is open in Acrobat 9.0 or higher (true) or not (false).



Implementation
    public static function get isEmbeddedInAcrobat():Boolean

language

property 
language:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the language code of the system on which the content is running. The language is specified as a lowercase two-letter language code from ISO 639-1. For Chinese, an additional uppercase two-letter country code from ISO 3166 distinguishes between Simplified and Traditional Chinese. The languages codes are based on the English names of the language: for example, hu specifies Hungarian.

On English systems, this property returns only the language code (en), not the country code. On Microsoft Windows systems, this property returns the user interface (UI) language, which refers to the language used for all menus, dialog boxes, error messages, and help files. The following table lists the possible values:

LanguageValue
Czechcs
Danishda
Dutchnl
Englishen
Finnishfi
Frenchfr
Germande
Hungarianhu
Italianit
Japaneseja
Koreanko
Norwegianno
Other/unknownxu
Polishpl
Portuguesept
Russianru
Simplified Chinesezh-CN
Spanishes
Swedishsv
Traditional Chinesezh-TW
Turkishtr

Note: The value of Capabilities.language property is limited to the possible values on this list. Because of this limitation, Adobe AIR applications should use the first element in the Capabilities.languages array to determine the primary user interface language for the system.

The server string is L.



Implementation
    public static function get language():String

See also


Example  ( How to use this example )
In the following example, the content that is displayed depends on the language of the user's operating system.

The Capabilities.language property returns the ISO 639-1 language code (for example, "en" for English). The switch statement checks for the language code and sets the content of the myTextField text field to a greeting specific to the language. If the language code is not supported by the example, the default error string is returned.

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.text.TextField;
    import flash.text.TextFieldAutoSize;
    import flash.system.Capabilities;

    public class Capabilities_languageExample extends Sprite {

        public function Capabilities_languageExample()  {
            var myTextField:TextField = new TextField();         
            myTextField.x = 10;
            myTextField.y = 10;
            myTextField.background = true;
            myTextField.autoSize = TextFieldAutoSize.LEFT;
            
            var greetingEnglish:String = "Hello World";
            var greetingGerman:String = "Hallo Welt";
            var greetingFrench:String = "Bonjour Monde";
            var greetingSpanish:String = "Hola Mundo";

            var lang:String = Capabilities.language;
                         
            switch (lang) {
                case "en":
                    myTextField.text = greetingEnglish;
                    break;
                case "de":
                    myTextField.text = greetingGerman;
                    break;
                case "fr":
                    myTextField.text = greetingFrench;
                    break;
                case "es":
                    myTextField.text = greetingSpanish;
                    break;
                default:
                    myTextField.text = "Sorry your system's language is not supported at this time.";               
            }
             
            this.addChild(myTextField);
        }
    }
}
AIR-only 

languages

property 
languages:Array  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: AIR 1.1

An array of strings that contain information about the user's preferred user interface languages, as set through the operating system. The strings will contain language tags (and script and region information, where applicable) defined by RFC4646 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4646.txt) and will use dashes as a delimiter (for example, "en-US" or "ja-JP"). Languages are listed in the array in the order of preference, as determined by the operating system settings.

Operating systems differ in region information returned in locale strings. One operating system may return "en-us", whereas another may return "en".

The first entry in the returned array generally has the same primary language ID as the Capabilities.language property. For example, if Capabilities.languages[0] is set to "en-US", then the language property is set to "en". However, if the Capabilities.language property is set to "xu" (specifying an unknown language), the first element in this array will be different. For this reason, Capabilities.languages[0] can be more accurate than Capabilities.language.

The server string is LS.



Implementation
    public static function get languages():Array

localFileReadDisable

property 
localFileReadDisable:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies whether read access to the user's hard disk has been administratively prohibited (true) or allowed (false). For content in Adobe AIR, this property applies only to content in security sandboxes other than the application security sandbox. (Content in the application security sandbox can always read from the file system.) If this property is true, Flash Player cannot read files (including the first file that Flash Player launches with) from the user's hard disk. If this property is true, AIR content outside of the application security sandbox cannot read files from the user's hard disk. For example, attempts to read a file on the user's hard disk using load methods will fail if this property is set to true.

Reading runtime shared libraries is also blocked if this property is set to true, but reading local shared objects is allowed without regard to the value of this property.

The server string is LFD.



Implementation
    public static function get localFileReadDisable():Boolean

See also

manufacturer

property 
manufacturer:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the manufacturer of the running version of Flash Player or the AIR runtime, in the format "Adobe OSName". The value for OSName could be "Windows", "Macintosh", "Linux", or another operating system name. The server string is M.

Do not use Capabilities.manufacturer to determine a capability based on the operating system if a more specific capability property exists. Basing a capability on the operating system is a bad idea, since it can lead to problems if an application does not consider all potential target operating systems. Instead, use the property corresponding to the capability for which you are testing. For more information, see the Capabilities class description.



Implementation
    public static function get manufacturer():String

maxLevelIDC

property 
maxLevelIDC:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5

Retrieves the highest H.264 Level IDC that the client hardware supports. Media run at this level are guaranteed to run; however, media run at the highest level might not run with the highest quality. This property is useful for servers trying to target a client's capabilities. Using this property, a server can determine the level of video to send to the client.

The server string is ML.



Implementation
    public static function get maxLevelIDC():String

os

property 
os:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the current operating system. The os property can return the following strings: "Windows XP", "Windows 2000", "Windows NT", "Windows 98/ME", "Windows 95", "Windows CE" (available only in Flash Player SDK, not in the desktop version), "Linux", and "Mac OS X.Y.Z" (where X.Y.Z is the version number, for example: Mac OS 10.5.2). The server string is OS.

Do not use Capabilities.os to determine a capability based on the operating system if a more specific capability property exists. Basing a capability on the operating system is a bad idea, since it can lead to problems if an application does not consider all potential target operating systems. Instead, use the property corresponding to the capability for which you are testing. For more information, see the Capabilities class description.



Implementation
    public static function get os():String

pixelAspectRatio

property 
pixelAspectRatio:Number  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the pixel aspect ratio of the screen. The server string is AR.



Implementation
    public static function get pixelAspectRatio():Number

playerType

property 
playerType:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the type of runtime environment. This property can have one of the following values:

  • "ActiveX" for the Flash Player ActiveX control used by Microsoft Internet Explorer
  • "Desktop" for the Adobe AIR runtime (except for SWF content loaded by an HTML page, which has Capabilities.playerType set to "PlugIn")
  • "External" for the external Flash Player or in test mode
  • "PlugIn" for the Flash Player browser plug-in (and for SWF content loaded by an HTML page in an AIR application)
  • "StandAlone" for the stand-alone Flash Player

The server string is PT.



Implementation
    public static function get playerType():String

screenColor

property 
screenColor:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the screen color. This property can have the value "color", "gray" (for grayscale), or "bw" (for black and white). The server string is COL.



Implementation
    public static function get screenColor():String

screenDPI

property 
screenDPI:Number  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the dots-per-inch (dpi) resolution of the screen, in pixels. The server string is DP.



Implementation
    public static function get screenDPI():Number

screenResolutionX

property 
screenResolutionX:Number  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the maximum horizontal resolution of the screen. The server string is R (which returns both the width and height of the screen). This property does not update with a user's screen resolution and instead only indicates the resolution at the time Flash Player or an Adobe AIR application started. Also, the value only specifies the main monitor.



Implementation
    public static function get screenResolutionX():Number

screenResolutionY

property 
screenResolutionY:Number  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the maximum vertical resolution of the screen. The server string is R (which returns both the width and height of the screen). This property does not update with a user's screen resolution and instead only indicates the resolution at the time Flash Player or an Adobe AIR application started. Also, the value only specifies the main monitor.



Implementation
    public static function get screenResolutionY():Number

serverString

property 
serverString:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

A URL-encoded string that specifies values for each Capabilities property.

The following example shows a URL-encoded string:

A=t&SA=t&SV=t&EV=t&MP3=t&AE=t&VE=t&ACC=f&PR=t&SP=t&
     SB=f&DEB=t&V=WIN%208%2C5%2C0%2C208&M=Adobe%20Windows&
     R=1600x1200&DP=72&COL=color&AR=1.0&OS=Windows%20XP&
     L=en&PT=External&AVD=f&LFD=f&WD=f



Implementation
    public static function get serverString():String

supports32BitProcesses

property 
supports32BitProcesses:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5.2

Specifies whether the system supports running 32-bit processes. The server string is PR32.



Implementation
    public static function get supports32BitProcesses():Boolean

supports64BitProcesses

property 
supports64BitProcesses:Boolean  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 10, AIR 1.5.2

Specifies whether the system supports running 64-bit processes. The server string is PR64.



Implementation
    public static function get supports64BitProcesses():Boolean

version

property 
version:String  [read-only]

Language Version: ActionScript 3.0
Runtime Versions: Flash Player 9, AIR 1.0

Specifies the Flash Player or Adobe® AIR® platform and version information. The format of the version number is: platform majorVersion,minorVersion,buildNumber,internalBuildNumber. Possible values for platform are "WIN", ` "MAC", and "LNX". Here are some examples of version information:

     WIN 9,0,0,0  // Flash Player 9 for Windows
     MAC 7,0,25,0   // Flash Player 7 for Macintosh
	 LNX 9,0,115,0  // Flash Player 9 for Linux
     

Do not use Capabilities.version to determine a capability based on the operating system if a more specific capability property exists. Basing a capability on the operating system is a bad idea, since it can lead to problems if an application does not consider all potential target operating systems. Instead, use the property corresponding to the capability for which you are testing. For more information, see the Capabilities class description.

The server string is V.



Implementation
    public static function get version():String
CapabilitiesExample.as

The following example simply outputs the values found in the flash.system.Capabilities object using several calls to trace().

package {
    import flash.display.Sprite;
    import flash.system.Capabilities;

    public class CapabilitiesExample extends Sprite {
        public function CapabilitiesExample() {
            showCapabilities();
        }
        
        private function showCapabilities():void {
            trace("avHardwareDisable: " + Capabilities.avHardwareDisable);
            trace("hasAccessibility: " + Capabilities.hasAccessibility);
            trace("hasAudio: " + Capabilities.hasAudio);
            trace("hasAudioEncoder: " + Capabilities.hasAudioEncoder);
            trace("hasEmbeddedVideo: " + Capabilities.hasEmbeddedVideo);
            trace("hasMP3: " + Capabilities.hasMP3);
            trace("hasPrinting: " + Capabilities.hasPrinting);
            trace("hasScreenBroadcast: " + Capabilities.hasScreenBroadcast);
            trace("hasScreenPlayback: " + Capabilities.hasScreenPlayback);
            trace("hasStreamingAudio: " + Capabilities.hasStreamingAudio);
            trace("hasVideoEncoder: " + Capabilities.hasVideoEncoder);
            trace("isDebugger: " + Capabilities.isDebugger);
            trace("language: " + Capabilities.language);
            trace("localFileReadDisable: " + Capabilities.localFileReadDisable);
            trace("manufacturer: " + Capabilities.manufacturer);
            trace("os: " + Capabilities.os);
            trace("pixelAspectRatio: " + Capabilities.pixelAspectRatio);
            trace("playerType: " + Capabilities.playerType);
            trace("screenColor: " + Capabilities.screenColor);
            trace("screenDPI: " + Capabilities.screenDPI);
            trace("screenResolutionX: " + Capabilities.screenResolutionX);
            trace("screenResolutionY: " + Capabilities.screenResolutionY);
            trace("serverString: " + Capabilities.serverString);
            trace("version: " + Capabilities.version);
        }
    }
}